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THE ROAD STAR

MYTHS

B E YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL

THEPOWERFUL ARTOF

TONYKOKHAN

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FASHION & STYLE

THE INTERVIEW

Motogp race highlightS - Round 03

BIKE & MUSIC

CARS & DREAMS

TRAVELS

LIFE STORIES 6

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Motogp race highlightS - Round 04

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VINTAGE EMOTIONS

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INTERACTIVE SUMMARY Robbie Maddison & Levi Lavallee THE WORLD OF REDBULL

Marc Mรกrquez THE INTERVIEW

John Travolta BIKE & PEOPLE

Hot Garage FASHION & STYLE

Grand Prix Of Spain Motogp race highlightS - Round 03

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ART

Lady Gaga BIKE & MUSIC

McLaren P1 CARS & DREAMS

Andalucia TRAVELS

Mirco Lazzari THE RACING SPIRIT IN ONE SHOT

Back to the Future LIFE STORIES

Grand Prix Of France Motogp race highlightS - Round 04

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On Board With The Longest Jump Ever! HOLD ON..!

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Evel Knievel VINTAGE EMOTIONS

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Tony Kokhan ART

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A Unique Masterpiece of Wood BIKE & PASSIONS

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EDITORIAL Born this way Yes, the one you are looking at on the cover is really her! The Pop Singer Lady Gaga! This issue of INSPIRE is dedicated to her, to her crazy life made up of excesses - to her way of being, to her creativity, her continuously self challenging - for better or worse. In other words, on her way how she is a source of inspiration for young people.

Enrico Barbieri Editor In Chief

But she is not the only star of this number. The legend, Evel Knievel, the most famous stunt rider, the greatest of all times. He had an incredible long career, also marked by numerous accidents and injuries, but from which he has always raised. “THE PEOPLE DO NOT COME TO SEE ME DIE. THEY COME TO SEE ME DEFY DEATH”. This is one of his most famous statements. He has spent his lifetime thrilling his public, everywhere you could see kids pulling wheelies on their bikes wearing a cloak. Then Marc Marquez, the rookie of Moto GP, young, reckless but really talented, the pilot “inconvenient” for many. Aggressive, perhaps even too much, but able to attract around himself the interest of everybody. Able to fall at 340 km / h but also to rise back on track and run to win. Three very different people, three different styles, three differenttimes, but all connected with the talent, the desire to do and especially to INSPIRE.

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KEY NOTE “I stopped Lino at the door. Dark sunglasses, white shirt, dark grey trousers, black leather shoes same as his belt. “What do you need? Come on! I’m going to take a coffee to the bar...” “Babbo, I found an Aermacchi Aletta 125 to buy… secondhand” “You already have your scooter!” “It costs nothing... it’s stolen!” “To do what?” “To ride, Babbo!”

Aldo Drudi Motorsport Designer

Lino said nothing and he closed the gate behind him while smiling. That’s the story of that day but the passion is still here, the same passion I see in the PreGP young riders, pure as the one I see shining in the eyes of the MotoGP champions. Noise, speed, fear, courage and... colour. That is what I bring in this racing world since a few years.

ROBBIE MADDISON & LEVI LAVALLEE

nother spectacular sports clip of Red Bull is the astonishing stunt of freestyle motorcross star Robbie Maddison and snowmobile racer Levi LaVallee. On New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve 2011 at the San Diego Bay, California, the two daredevils successfully completed in front of thousands of stunned spectators a synchronised side-byside jump to set world record of the longest jumps by a motorcycle and snowmobile! On page 70/71 you can find the section Hold onâ&#x20AC;Ś! where you can see the amazing jump with the onboard camera of Levi LaVallee! Photographer: Garth Milan/Red Bull Content Pool www.inspire-lcr.com/robbieandlevi

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THE INTERVIEW

Marc Márquez In his debut year on the Honda RC213V the 20-yearold Catalan stole two of Freddie Spencer’s records by becoming both the youngest ever pole-sitter and Grand Prix winner in the premier class. And the season is still long… text: Elisa Pavan - photo: Mirco Lazzari, Milagro

arc Márquez’s debut World Championship campaign in 2008 immediately attracted a lot of attention of his talent. In 2009 he scored a single podium on his way to eighth overall, before his full talent truly blossomed in 2010 as he scored an incredible 10 victories from 12 poles on his way to the 125cc World Championship title. Stepping up to Moto2 in 2011 a first win in Round 4 at Le Mans, laid the way for six more victories as Marquez pushed Stefan Bradl for the title, until a crash in practice at the Malaysian GP ended Márquez’s season prematurely. As a result of that crash, problems with his vision, cut his pre-season short in 2012. Yet after a full recuperation the Spanish was crowned Moto2 World Champion at the penultimate round in Phillip Island. For 2013 he stepped into some pretty big shoes, as he took Casey Stoner’s va-

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cant place in the Repsol Honda Team in MotoGP. He climbed the podium five times in six rounds and conquering his first incredible victory in the premier class at Austin GP. Tell us something about your personal story… When did you start racing and why? Have you ever tried another sport? What was your first bike and your first competition? I was born on February 17, 1993 in Cervera, a village in Catalonia, quite close to the town of Lleida, just one hour drive from Barcelona. I really loved bikes, and I got my first one when I was only four, it was a present from my parents, Roser and Julià. I started with an enduro bike and in 2001, I won the Catalan title, which boosted my motivation for the future. Your debut year in the premier class is simply amazing. What’s your feeling about that?

“My debut year in the top category is simply amazing… I can not ask for more!” For me it’s a dream come true. When you start racing, you always think about racing in the top category, MotoGP, and with the best team, and now I’m here, so I can’t ask for more! If you could give a suggestion to another rookie, what would it be? In order to be successful like you… That there are many things to learn with a MotoGP bike, it’s quite complicated to understand everything. You have to go step by step, learning things every day, trying settings, the electronics, suspension, it’s completely different. Also, the bike has a lot of power and so physically you have to be very strong to ride it. Many fans want to know what riders think while they are on the grid waiting to start. What about you? I’m trying to concentrate on the race and on the first corner of the circuit, to make a good start. You and your brother are both riders. What’s your

relationship with him? Would it be nice to ride in the same Team one day? I have a perfect relationship with my brother, apart from being my brother he is also one of my best friends. In the future, I hope my brother will ride in my team; obviously, I want the best for him. Some riders love the media attention/coverage. What about you? You look very natural and pure despite the fame. I am very natural; I’m like you see me on television and in front of the cameras. I’m Marc in and out of my house. In some moments I prefer resting rather than doing interviews, but it’s part of the job and I try to do it in the best way. What’s your life off track? Friends, hobbies, favourite food… Are you living like a standard teenager? I try to live like a normal teenager, but sometimes it’s

“This sport is my passion and my job… I hope to remain in the paddock for many years” not easy and you can’t do it. When your friends go out, depending on the period of the season, you can’t go, as you have to train, go to the gym, cycling, etc. My life off the track is basically training and especially this year, the first one in MotoGP. Usually I go cycling, always BTT, running, I go to the gym, sometimes I also practice dirt track, motocross, it depends. What do you see in your future? Will you be in the paddock for the rest of your life? I don’t know, I hope to remain in the paddock for a lot of years, as it’s my passion and my job, and I can’t live without bikes. I prefer going day by day and we will see.

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MotoGP RACE HIGHLIGHTS

Grand Prix

SPAIN text: Nelly Pluto-Prondzynska - photo: Milagro - Mirco Lazzari

he third race of the season 2013 and the third different winner. Dani Pedrosa won a race at his home circuit in Jerez de la Frontera, after scoring the second place in qualifying the day earlier. Taking a lead from pole sitter Jorge Lorenzo in turn one, Repsol Honda’s racer made his winning move in ‘Dry Sack’ on lap 6 out of 27. Steady pace was a key to success for Pedrosa that day. The Spaniard was unstoppable and scored his first win since Valencia last year. ‘Por Fuera’ was riding in second, while on the first lap Marc Marquez overtook Valentino Rossi in battle for third. Further back, Cal Crutchlow had to fight with Alvaro Bautista for a position in top five. Within two laps five riders crashed – Stefan Bradl, Lukas Pesek, Andrea Iannone, Randy de Puniet and Yonny Hernandez were all down but not injured. In front, Pedrosa had started to maintain the gap, while Marquez was catching Lorenzo. In the last laps we saw the battle between rookie #93, Marc Marquez, and reigning champion Jorge. Marc made his final attack at the end of the very last lap… ironically in the corner that was renamed in Lorenzo’s honour on Saturday! Later the Yamaha’s rider confessed that he had made a mistake in not closing the door, while Marquez apologized for the 36

contact between them. It was the same situation like in 2005, when Rossi made a similar move to Marquez’s on Sete Gibernau. “It was a beautiful race,” said Pedrosa after scoring his first win in Jerez since 2008. Dani proved that he can fight for the title this year, when Marquez showed he is ready for this battle too. Lorenzo was angry at his mistake and the third place, while his team-mate Rossi, after the lonely race finished in fourth, ahead of Crutchlow and Bautista. For the third time in a row the fastest CRT rider was Aleix Espargaro.

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Stefan’s

RACE WEEK text: Nelly Pluto-Prondzynska - photo: Milagro - Mirco Lazzari

tefan Bradl started the weekend in Jerez de la Frontera with the seventh fastest time in FP1. Unfortunately, in the second free practice he could not improve his time after he finished up in the gravel on the outside of ‘Criville’ corner. Fortunately he walked away from this crash unhurt. The Saturday morning session, due to front-end issues, was not so lucky for the German rider, as he was outside the TOP10. An eleventh time in combined results of three free practices meant, that for the first time this season, he had to participate in both qualifying sessions. In Q1 Stefan set a time of 1’39.985 and was the fastest, beating Bradley Smith in the second place by only 0.005s! The Moto2 World Champion once again showed his determination in the second part of qualifying session in Spain. A good Q2 saw Bradl improving his time and taking eight spot on the grid. On Sunday, after the start from the middle of the third row, LCR Honda MotoGP’s racer was up to sixth position. On lap number three he lost the battle for that place with local rider Alvaro Bautista. Soon after, on the fourth lap, Bradl lost the front of his RC213V at turn nine and slid out of the Spanish race from the seventh position. INSPIRE, JUNE 2013 43

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically we were not able to fix our problems throughout the weekend and even today I could not ride the bike in a smooth way. I crashed early because, since the beginning of the race, I could not push in the front and this overall package did not suit my riding style. This tough weekend ended with a crash and I feel sorry for everybody. We must forget this race and go ahead working hard for the Le Mans GP.â&#x20AC;? - said 23-year-old Stefan after the race.

Scenes Behind the

Ops… I did it again! Poor Iannone… he looks very sad after the fall in the gravel. – Local heroes Marc and Dani excite the “caliente” crowd on the grandstands at Jerez circuit – The NGM Team guys enjoy a table football match after a busy day on track: Spain vs Italy.

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photo: Milagro - Mirco Lazzari

Alvaro is practicing the bullfight (Corrida) but it’s hard to tame that bull … better to jump back on the RCV. – The Jerez circuit pay tribute to the talented Jorge Lorenzo giving his name to the last corner of the popular race track - Who’s stealing Marc’s bike? Someone call the police please!

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Whilst Bradl is celebrating the victory of his national soccer Team (FC Bayern München) in the Champions League, Claudio Corti is celebrating his victory in the paddock football table match. Iannone is not a big fan of soccer… he’s got something more interesting to do! photo: Milagro - Mirco Lazzari 50

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WORLD FLAVOURS

he cuisine of Andalusia in southern Spain takes its inspiration from a crucible of cultures that together frigid its culinary heritage. Eight hundred years of Moorish rule of southern Spain left a culinary legacy in Andalusia. At the birthplace of Spanish famous “Tapas”, you can also enjoy Pinchitos, which consists of small cubes of meat. Gazpacho is an Arabian expression and means “soaked bread”. Jerez is also famous for Sherry, a fortified wine made from white grapes. Restaurant opening hours are quite surprising for visitors! Most restaurants don’t usually open until 1pm for lunch and 8:30pm for dinner. text: Sayaka Miyazaki

Gazpacho stands out as one of the best-known foods!

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BIKE & MUSIC

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Pop’s most unpredictable, controversial princess, Lady Gaga, talks music and motorcycles…

ady Gaga is not your average pop star. Mother Monster, her fans’ affectation, is a queen of reinvention, an enigmatic chameleon who keeps everyone guessing and yet still manages to surprise with every new look or style, single or album. It’s difficult to call to mind many people who beat, let alone match, Gaga in the pop peacock stakes. With nearly 58 million ‘Likes’ on Facebook and over 38 million followers on Twitter, it is no surprise that in a recent Time competition the New York-born star was voted the second most influential person of the last decade. Has the world gone mad? Perhaps not. It’s a sign of the times, certainly, but no less robust in reality. Gaga, still only 27, is something of a canvas on which the colours shift perpetually. And she’s much more than a pop star, adding businesswoman, fashion designer and actress to her musical endeavours. But certainly, art is the thread that holds Lady Gaga together. “Art and culture is very important for me,” she says. “I do not pretend what I do or who I am. To me, the art of Lady Gaga isn’t just expressed through my performing – this is me as a total entity, and this is me in terms of how I live my life.” “I don’t think these days performance can begin and end with music. So much of what I do is about art, visual display, expression, the culture of pop and a huge amount of fashion as well. For me, my work is a combination of all of these elements, and the end result is an installation of pop and art culture.” It’s a testament to her flamboyance that several notable fashion websites carry “Gaga’s 100 most outrageous outfits” style features – most other stars could probably manage 10 or so. The infamous ‘meat dress’, a lobster for a hat, and some of the skimpiest outfits since Cher titillated the US Navy in the video for If I Could Back Time mark her out as the star to follow. But for all the presentation of the package, Gaga’s real talent resides in her singing and song-writing abilities. Her first studio album, 2008’s The Fame, was followed up with Born This Way in 2011. These alone have sold over 20 million copies worldwide. ARTPOP, the new project, takes on a more experimental approach, and is sure to be another major hit. The album is hotly anticipated and, as German producer Zedd explained recently, the approach 56

this time was to be completely open – “nothing is too crazy”. Back to more artistic tendencies then, and while it’s unlikely that Gaga was born with a motorcycle for a body, that’s just what the cover for Born This Way portrays. Using prolific custom motorcycle creator Nick Gale’s splendid Predator vehicle – which was built in under 10 hours – the engineer was surprised and delighted to see his work used in this way. In the lead shot, Gaga’s head emerges from between the handlebars with her arms as front forks. It can’t have hurt his image too much… “To have someone with the global exposure of Lady Gaga posing on, or rather, as, one of your bikes, is a massive thing – career defining, in fact,” he says. “Of course, we felt the final effect was incredible. As a fan of bikes you can’t fail to be impressed by this sort of innovation.” It’s not Gaga’s only brush with bikes. Stage performances often feature motorcycles, sometimes in the niche category of ‘mutant motorbikes’. She took to the stage at 2011’s Jingle Ball in Los Angeles astride one such automotive abomination – and in the video for the second single from Born This Way, the controversial Judas, Gaga and co play Mary Magdalene and a motorcycle gang as modern day stand-ins for the Twelve Apostles who followed Jesus. Her co-star in the Judas video, Walking Dead star Norman Reedus (who plays the easy rider Daryl Dixon), told MTV: “She wasn’t driving the bike, but she was riding on the back. We were flying down the freeway, and she was way off the back of the seat and hanging backwards and stuff… it was pretty intense! She had all these jewels all over her, and every once in a while, you could see behind her bike just a trail of jewels dropping on the freeway. It was kind of magic.” Gaga explains why she likes the imagery so much: “Motorbikes express the raw, gothic, industrial mettle of one side of my music. I love their energy, their power and the sexual connotations that come with them. There has rarely been a part of my live music where I haven’t embraced the power of the motorbike because, for me, it’s such an iconic object. And it’s iconic in terms of the whole culture that goes with it – the noise, the image, the leather, the power.”

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motorbikes... I love their energy, their power and the sexual connotations that come with them...â&#x20AC;?

Lady Gaga performing on stage with one of her famous sparkling outfits

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orn This Way” is a Number 1 song of American artist Lady Gaga, from her second studio album of the same name. Lady Gaga dedicates this song to Alexander McQueen and plays “Born This Way” acoustic live in Montreal. Click the button and hear her amazing song! Photo: GettyImages www.inspire-lcr.com/ladygaga

CARS & DREAMS

McLAR IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL STILL BE OCEANS, DESERTS, GLACIERS, FLOWERS, STOCKS OF OXYGEN AND ALSO SUPERCARS. THE DRIVING PLEASURE IS EVOLVING text: Giuliano Donati - photo: McLaren Group

The future of speed is already here, its name is McLaren P1, son and heir of the most spectacular supercar of the old millennium, the McLaren F1

EN P1

ne day the stocks of fossil fuels will run out and we will need to ration even water and light, not to mention air, but maybe this will not be enough to erase all traces of what we were. Nothing will change the alternate motions of the tides, the ocean waves or the beauty of speed. These are things which do not come in stocks, they are just an endless evolutionary thrust. Stocks are the past and the evolution, they are the future, in a cycle that sees substance inevitably arising and renewing itself. What remains is the life force that drives us every day to new sunrises, new sunsets, new and always different forms of life. Regardless of people predicting the imminent end of GTs and of the driving pleasure, of wild engines and of their iconoclastic thrust – as if the desire for speed and happiness were a warehouse full of exhaustible stocks – the ideas of car manufacturers are constantly moving to new territories and new dimensions, like a waterfall trying to revive and renew itself. Back in the Nineties the designers of McLaren, the English car manufacturer based in Woking, had found the perfect and ultimate formula of the mid-engined petrol supercar. Thus the legendary F1 was born, winner at Le Mans and unanimously considered the highest point of a century of motoring history. Its 550 HP sewn into a simply perfect dress weighting little more than 1 ton were the climax of sports performance, on the road and on track. The F1 was said to have a weight-to-power ratio of just over 2 kg per HP, a figure so striking as to define for the first time in our world the concept of hypercar. Today the McLaren is back and the brains of Woking are back to work. Relying on his experience with the all-new MP4-12C, the Woking designer Frank Stephenson worked looking to the future and thinking to build, once again, “the best car in the world to be driven on road and track.” The technical data indicate a power-to-weight ratio pushed to 1.6 kg per HP and above all a turbo V8 engine having 750 HP which is matched to electric units similar to Kers, adding at least other 100 HP, to a small size which is the

This gem produces 850 HP, generated by a V8 turbo and energy recovery systems similar to Kers. All this comes with a weight of about 1,300 kg

“The P1 it’s like a feather to be driven but it is faster than the wind”

Aerodynamics to the nth degree: its lines are a concentration of air vents, flaps and wings, the latter adjustable in angle and height

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aerodynamics translates into power, the power into speed: the speed of thrills!â&#x20AC;?

same of MP4-12C, and to a weight which should not exceed 1,300 kg. And now letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk about evolution, which in the third millennium of motorsport has definitely started in the name of aerodynamics, active of course. The P1 has been shaped in the same wind tunnel that created some of modern F1 car and carries in its DNA that whole experience in terms of downforce, nowadays an essential element to integrate the work of the designers on the engine, on the hybrid units, on the transmission and so on. Not by chance his lines are a concentration of air vents, flaps and wings, the latter being adjustable in angle and height in order to use different drag coefficients in corners and straights, or even under braking, and producing over 600 kg of downforce, a figure that is catching up with the one generated by a Formula 1 car. Its aerodynamic elements are evident at first glance: the air intake on the roof that feeds the engine, the two air channels dug below the side windows and pushing the air to the radiators mounted behind the doors, the front splitter, the adjustable wing on the cut-off tail, the extractorâ&#x20AC;Ś But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not all: the carbon shell is dynamically balanced thanks to active suspensions modifying shock absorbers reactions, ride height and torsional rigidity. There are so many details and so much material you can go mad even if you are an engineer. So, take a seat and enjoy the show or, if you can afford it (it comes with a price of more than 1 million euros and 500 numbered pieces, all obviously already sold out before they even get out of Woking workshops), wear your helmet and gloves and enjoy the ride. Possibly, as in this case, along a path that seems built according to the formula of perfect driving pleasure, a formula that, although no one has written it yet, has always existed in our heads and in our DNA, and that will not run out with oil nor even ozone stocks. A formula that seems part of human nature as well as the tides are the mirror of the infinite dialogue between the ocean and the planets around the Sun. The future of speed is already here: it is called McLaren P1.

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bscenely fast, ridiculously quick! The new McLaren P1 supercar during winter testing. Two extremes across the globe. Follow the video clip presentation of the best driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car in the world! www.inspire-lcr.com/mclarenp1

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TRAVELS

a i c u l a And e is d a r a P . . . z e r e J , Cadiz text: Maria Escribano - photo: Nick Little

ndalusia, meeting point of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean sea, a region longed for throughout history and prehistory, object of desire for the most advanced cultures and civilisations since the beginning of history: Iberians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs... They laid the foundations of many of the cities, which today amaze us with their priceless heritage. Andalusia today is a modern region with a well-developed infrastructure and proud of one of the most important world cultural heritage, legacy of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ancestors. With its more than 87 thousand square kilometres it is, on its own, larger than countries like Belgium, Holland, Denmark or Switzerland. In barely forty kilometres you can go from Alpine mountain landscapes at Sierra Nevada to tropical areas on the shores of the Mediterranean, from the heat of the Guadalquivir river valley through to luxuriant mid-mountain areas and desert sceneries. More than 800 kilometres of coastline, from the wild Atlantic ocean to the blue sweet Mediterranean sea, over 300 days of sunshine a year, two National Parks, whales, orcas and dolphins, the largest number of protected natural areas in Spain, a historic and artistic heritage, unique in the world. And top quality cuisine, flamenco music, art and traditions... and the people. There are eight provinces to discover, each of them different and special.

Cádiz Cádiz is the southernmost Spanish province, a fascinating region of an outstanding natural beauty. In its 7.000 square kilometres it hosts six natural parks, one of them being part of the Doñana Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site and World Natural Reserve, believed to be the location of the lost city of Atlantis and home of the protected Iberian Lynx; eight natural reserves; seven natural sites; five natural monuments; 250 kilometres coastline of glorious golden beaches with the highest number of blue flags in Europe. No wonder its main industry is Tourism! Only 14 kilometres separate its southernmost village, Tarifa, from Morocco, in the African continent. Jerez The fifth largest city of Andalusia and the biggest of Cádiz is Jerez de la Frontera, worldwide known by the famous Sherry and the horses. Jerez is the most loved circuit by motorcycle fans, Circuito de Jerez. The love of Jerez for motorbike sport goes back to the sixties, where urban races started to be held. Today, the MotoGP Grand Prix is the most crowded of the season, an event of the most exciting races you shouldn’t miss! All those coming to the MotoGP, enjoy the fact that almost every year the “Feria de Jerez” takes place just after the Sunday of the races. One of the most important celebrations which has been declared “International Interest Celebration”. Its origin goes back to the medieval ages, when farmers and cattle-breeders gathered for one week to sell and buy mainly horses and bulls and usually drinking Sherry to close deals. The Feria is divided in two parts: one is a kind of village with bars and restaurants at both sides called “casetas” which in Jerez are all public; just anyone can walk in and enjoy the food, the fine wine and the flamenco dancing. This is the main difference with

the “Feria de Sevilla”, where all “casetas” are private and you must be a member to get in. The other part is a funfair for kids and grown-ups to entertain on bumper cars, big wheel rides, fair stalls, roller coasters... At night-time, a roof of beautifully decorated lights allows everyone to enjoy the “Feria” until dawn. Walking through the “Feria” grounds during the day is a unique experience. There are hundreds of Andalusian horses gracefully pacing along the central “streets” with their horsemen and women, dressed with the typical flamenco outfit. And the horse carriages parade, making an unforgettable sight. Currently, Jerez is considered the cradle of the flamenco, an art appointed by UNESCO as “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” in 2011. If you are planning to come to the next Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, don’t hesitate to plan your holidays and stay a bit longer to enjoy the amazing offer: the delicious gastronomy, a visit to one of the many bodegas, the world-wide unique show at the Royal School of Equestrian Art, a trip to the “Pueblos Blancos” (white villages) or to the seaside, an endless number of sport activities (horse riding, surfing, golfing, trekking, motorbikes/ cars driving experiences) not forgetting a guided tour at the “Circuito de Jerez” to find out what lies behind the scenes… It shall be the holiday of your life, an outstanding exceptional experience. A warm welcome awaits you… See you soon!

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The grace and expressive style of Flamenco performed by Andalusian women

Beautiful shots of the LCR Honda GIVI motorbike, team and guests at the Feria del Caballo in Jerez

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ANDALUSIA

wonderful region of southern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic ocean, in between the Strait of Gibraltar. The area contains stunning architecture, including the historic towns of Seville, Granada and C贸rdoba. Click the button and follow the motorcycle ride through the abundant hills! www.inspire-lcr.com/andalusia

THE RACING SPIRIT

IN ONE SHOT

_took this shot in Jerez de la Frontera because I love the sunrise thereâ&#x20AC;Ś you can get an imitable effect. And this is the result!

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LIFE STORIES

BACK to the

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text: Aldo Drudi - photo: Sassimas

CATEGORY: PREGP. CASHLESS POCKETS BUT A HEART FULL OF PASSION. “I’M GOING TO BE A MOTOGP RIDER!” LET THE DREAM COME TRUE

acetrack of Franciacorta in Castrezzato, Brescia, Italy! Pre Italian GP Championship, the minimum age is thirteen years old. You can start at twelve with an IMF proxy and that means that you’re very fast already. The atmosphere reminds me of the “old days”, but something’s missing in the air: the beloved and hated smell of castor oil. You can see so many campers and carriages packed with motorbikes. “Hey, looks like there’s some serious sponsors here: ”The screwdriver’s Haven” - “Joe’s Tex Mex” - “Gordon’s Bar and Grill, closed on Sundays”. It might sounds cheap, but it feels so good to be back to reality. The trunks are all opened and messy: huge piles of tyre, race bodyworks, ripped riding suits and exhausted boots. The blue light of a laptop, the only piece of Hi-End Technology around brightens up the darkest corner of the van that doubles as: Technical Department during the day, bedroom for the nights. Hundreds of smelly camp stoves are busy heating up some boiling water for the pasta you should not miss with the world’s famous grandma’s sauce. Right above our heads, our Totem keeps on doing his job: chasing away bad energies. The air is on fire, Folks it’s getting hot in here. It’s too hot and then, suddenly comes the rain. A lot of rain, some heavy rain and it doesn’t seem to stop falling. Could it be worse? “Sure” she said. Mosquitoes! Damn! There must have been an army of them. All over the place you see somebody wheeling on “once were scooters” kind of noisy things with an almost untouched front wheel. Did you really never meet any fourteen-year-old Italian kids who ever had to replace the front wheel of their scooter? Well not me! Everywhere cheering people. These young riders got some style and attitude: low rise shorts, huge colorful shoes, tuft and short shaved hair on the head. They walk around and mock around: “Dude you’d better watch my face now because you’re only gonna see my back for the rest of the weekend!” “Man, the only back I’m going to see is the one of the umbrella girl next to me on the podium!”

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They don’t care about the Set-Up. They don’t care about Chattering. Throttle is the answer! Then suddenly everything becomes silent… there are 40 minutes to go. They still don’t know, but it’s there already. It’s in the sparkle of their eyes, on the smile over their faces. Some of them look already like their myths. They’re the Champions of tomorrow, the new Kings of MotoGP. Nothing’s gonna change now, though these guys are not aware of it yet. Nothing’s gonna stop them now. They are the strongest, the fastest. They are the ones. It’s a joy to watch all those colorful riding suits, perfectly cleaned visors, brand new knee sliders and shiny helmets. Those young warriors almost look a bit scared by their own rampage. The same rage that is going to kick in, when the red light goes off. No time to fool around now. The rules are the same: whether it’s Pre GP or Moto GP. Never ending minutes on the line up and fake composure, waiting, tension. And then the warm-up looks like a tiny ray of light before the storm. Now the heart is beating faster, flag away, visor down, red light and chest on the tank. The first gear, Go! It sounds like a hi-pitched rumble all over the place now. There is noise, action and instinct. Everybody is next to each other on the first turn, you gotta be fast, you gotta be caning it. Here comes the fast part of the track. Very well indeed, keep the head down shielded by the windscreen. After some laps calmness grows in, unnatural. No mistakes. In front of you only the finish line, just one second to focus… First! Ahead of everybody else: “Try and catch me now… if you can!”

MotoGP RACE HIGHLIGHTS

Grand Prix

FRANCE text: Nelly Pluto-Prondzynska - photo: Milagro - Mirco Lazzari

arc Marquez won the qualifying practice of the Grand Prix of France, scoring his second pole position in MotoGP. But the day later, the Spaniard had a terrible start and was back to 8th place on the first lap. In the front, completely unexpectedly, Andrea Dovizioso took the lead, in front of Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa. Further back were riding Stefan Bradl, Nicky Hayden, Andrea Iannone and Valentino Rossi. When Pedrosa overtook Lorenzo, doing the same with Dovizioso was not so easy. The Spaniard overtook three times the Ducati’s rider, only to make a mistake and allow the Italian to be back in front. At the halfway stage, Repsol Honda’s racer made the final move on his former team-mate Dovizioso and then built a lead of over seven seconds. Being in second, Dovizioso was going to his first ever podium on a Desmosedici machine. But in the last laps, when a clear dry line was developing, Cal Crutchlow caught the Italian. Soon an Englishman was in front of Andrea and in the last laps “Dovi” also lost battle for the third position with recovering Marc Marquez. Dani Pedrosa’s win in Le Mans was not only for him at this track in MotoGP, but also the second consecutive in season 2013. Cal Crutchlow has scored his best ever finish in GP, even if a day earlier 96

he suffered a small right shinbone fracture! Marquez’s third place in his first ever wet race wasn’t enough to keep the first position in general classification. After the fourth race of the season and with two wins, Pedrosa has taken the lead. Ducati’s riders, Dovizioso and Hayden, completed TOP5, while the various incidents – like crashes by Bradl and Rossi – allowed Alvaro Bautista to finish the race almost unnoticed in sixth. Some problems saw last year’s winner in France, Lorenzo, crossing the line only in seventh. Both, Stefan and Valentino, came back on track to finish in tenth and twelfth. The best CRT rider was once again, Aleix Espargaro on 13th position.

MotoGP RACE HIGHLIGHTS

Stefan’s

RACE WEEK text: Nelly Pluto-Prondzynska - photo: Milagro - Mirco Lazzari

he weekend started in a positive way at the iconic “24 Heures circuit du Mans” for Stefan Bradl. After an unlucky race two weeks earlier at Jerez circuit, in the first free practice in France, the German rider set the ninth fastest time. Few hours later, in FP2, he improved his time by 1.7s and finished the day in fifth position. His time was only 0.2s off leader pace. On Friday Stefan and his team tried an updated braking system compared to the previous one and Bradl immediately had a better feeling on his bike. Following the positive opening day in Le Mans, LCR Honda MotoGP’s rider was in a confident mood ahead of qualifying. Good pace in free practices gave Bradl position number five in combined classification, so he had to start only in Q2. Then he recorded the fifth fastest time, losing the front row by only 0.031s! Some light rain had affected Sunday’s race in the beginning, but later there was a clear dry line. After a good start Bradl was fourth on the opening lap. On fifth lap he had been back to position number seven, but soon after he defeated Jorge Lorenzo in battle for sixth. Unfortunately with eleven laps to go Stefan crashed in the first chicane. He came back on track and finally scored tenth position. Without his slide, the German had a good chance to repeat his last year results, when he ended fifth. INSPIRE, JUNE 2013 103

“My start was pretty good and I think that our pace was not so bad because we were able to race with the top group. Then during the race I could not see properly and had to open the visor many times. So for me it was a bit tough to do the perfect line and I crashed because I touched the white line. After that I was lucky because I was able to get the bike going again and ride reasonably comfortably. Actually we are back at our expected pace but we’ve had some bad luck. In any case we are fast in the dry and in the wet so I am looking forward to Mugello which is one of my favourite race tracks”.

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Well done Dovi! 3rd place in the qualifying deserves a huge cake and a beautiful girl whilst Cructhlow contents himself with a bottle of champagne –Welcome back Jean-Marc! Stefan, Lucio and the Team members missed you very much. A big “French kiss” from LCR umbrella girl Wiktoria. photo: Milagro - Mirco Lazzari INSPIRE, JUNE 2013 107

Can someone suggest a good tailor to Marquez please? – Love is in the air at Disneyland Paris… not sure if Crutchlow’s fiancée will be happy... It looks like Iannone went to see Doctor Mir in Barcelona for an arm-pumping problem: what a band-aid!

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Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more astonished? Rossi or Bautista? The duo will have something to discuss in Mugello â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Former rider and full-time Manager Lucio Cecchinello enjoy his loyal fans: Bravo Lucio!

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FRANCE

WORLD FLAVOURS

rance is, so to say, the country of gourmet. In fact, UNESCO added French gastronomy to its lists of the world intangible cultural heritage. Six lines are not enough to tell you about French cuisine, 1,000 different types of French cheese, patisserie & dessert, champagne, wine and its culture! French restaurants have a posh image but there are so many accessible and familiar bistros of the region. To make an effective use of your stay in France, the Guide Michelin helps to choose restaurants! Enjoy your stay in France! Bon appĂŠtit! text: Sayaka Miyazaki

Escargot, typical French burgundy snails

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Bouillabaisse, the ProvanĂ§al fish stew from Marseille

On board with the longest jump ever!

NSPIRE is pleased to continue to select for you this time spectacular motorsport videos using onboard cameras! Inspired be Evel Knievel, the pioneer and international icon of motorcycle jumps, here we go on board with Levi LaVallee who set the new world record of the longest jump with a snowmobile! This picture represents LaVallee next to his snowmobile at the San Diego Bay (California) right after his unbelievable achievement! The awesome footage shows the 412.6 feet jump with a speed at around 160km/h! Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss it and click on the button! Photographer: Rich van Every/Red Bull Content Pool www.inspire-lcr.com/levionboard

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Evel Knievel VINTAGE EMOTIONS

text: Nelly Pluto-Prondzynsk

“I am a lucky, lucky person” – said Evel Knievel one day. No one imagined a man jumping on his motorcycle would become a world famous person. But he did it.

Robert Craig Knievel was born in Butte, Montana (United States) on October 17, 1938. But the legend “Evel Knievel” was born later, in 1956 when he was taken to jail after a police chase for his reckless driving. Robert Knievel was in one cell, while William Knofel, well known as “Awful Knofel”, in another. Because “awful” rhymes with “Knofel”, Knievel decided to be referred as Evel Knievel. “Evel” rhymes with “Knievel”, and also Robert didn’t want to be considered “evil”. Evel Knievel was doing motorcycle stunts as a teenager, but his career was incredibly varied. It included professional hockey, work in the cooper mines, stint in U.S.

army and… eventually crime. But he always loved motorcycles, so when he found his great passion to stunt – he could not do anything else. Knievel moved into the entertainment business in 1966, setting up his own daredevil show using a variety of performers. Later he converted it into a solo show with his jumps as the centrepiece. Evel came to local attention one year later, when he first saw the fountains of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and then decided to jump over them. On January 1, 1968, after an usual pre-show when he was on the take-off ramp, his bike lost power. It caused him to come up short and land on the safety ramp.

A great shot of Evel Knievel showing the beauty of his white leathers with navy and red trim

The iconic daredevil pulling a wheelie on his epic HarleyDavidson XR-750

The handlebars were ripped out of his hands, he tumbled over them and crashed. “Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it” – said Evel one day. His landing after that jump was not successful, and as a result he suffered a crushed pelvis and femur, fractures to his hip, wrist and both ankles and a concussion that kept him in a coma for 29 days. Doctors told him that probably he would never walk again without crutches, but even if – they said – he had to forget about riding and jumping on motorcycles. But when you have such a great passion to what you do, like Knievel had, nothing could stop you. Only five months after his near fatal crash, he performed another jump… unsuccessful. Knievel was beating next records, like the one when he jumped 19 cars with his Harley-Davidson XR750 and held that record for 27 years! More injuries and broken bones did not stop him in doing what he really loved. In 1973 he successfully jumped over 50 stacked cars and set the new record, unbeaten for 35 years. Few years earlier, shortly after he almost died of the accident in Las Vegas, Evel started describing his biggest stunt ever… a motorcycle jump across the Grand Canyon! By 1971 he realized that the U.S. government would never allow him to do that. So then he switched his attention to the Snake River Canyon. He did that jump on September 8, 1974 with SkyCycle X-2, a small rocket with two vestigial wheels necessary to qualify it as a motorcycle. Evel’s attempt to span the three-quarter-mile canyon in Idaho was failed. Fortunately a parachute slowed him, but Knievel landed only four feet from the water on the same side of the canyon from which he had been launched. If he had landed in the water, he would have drowned… In 1975 Evel, in his childhood years known as Bobby, announced his retirement for the first time. After an unsuccessful jump over 13 busses at Wembley Stadium (London) he told: “ladies and gentlemen of this wonderful country, I’ve got to tell you that you are the last people 118

in the world who will ever see me jump. Because I will never, ever, ever jump again. I’m through.” But it was not his last jump… Few months later he jumped over 14 busses at the Kings Island, but a failed attempt to jump a tank full of live sharks (during his rehearsal, Knievel lost control of the motorcycle, crashed into a cameraman and broke his arm), saw Evel decided to retire in 1980. Moreover, five of his jumps are among the TOP20 mostwatched programs on “ABC’s Wide World of Sports”, while the jump at Wembley Stadium is still on the top of that list. Many told that Evel was the two-wheel equivalent of Elvis Presley. Others said that he came with a very positive message to people, at a time when America was dealing with a lot of difficult problems. He was a needed man that time. He was in right place and at right time… Evel was a true inspiration for people in that time, never mind if they were young or old. Kids were imitating his stunts and jumps on bicycles or with Evel Knievel toys. But also he constantly encouraged his fans to wear motorcycle helmets and even once offered a cash reward for anyone who witnessed him stunting on a motorcycle without a helmet! “I had a couple hundred jumps in my career, and I made most of them, but the ones they show over and over are the ones when I crashed” – said Evel, who made over 300 jumps and 276 of them were successful. After he retired, he described himself as “nothing but scar tissue and surgical steel.” With 35 broken bones he earned an entry to ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ as the survivor of ‘most broken bones in a lifetime’. With wide-open throttle, Knievel went head to head with danger and lived to tell the tale. Many jumps, crashes, injuries and broken bones did not stop him. He always rose to perform again. Evel wanted to be in control of his own destiny. To do great things. Things, that never have been done before. This is what made him a global icon.

On May 25, 1974, Evel Knievel successfully jumps over 10 trucks in West Salem, Ohio (USA)

Evel Knievelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous motorcycle jump at 90 mph over 13 buses at Wembley Stadium, London (UK). He crashed on landing and suffered multiple fractures

Evel Knievel climbs into the cockpit of his Sky-Cycle X-2 before an unsuccessful attempt to jump the Snake River canyon in September of 1974

EVELKNIEVEL

n May 26, 1975, in front of 90.000 people at Wembley Stadium in London, Evel Knievel tried to jump over thirteen buses. He crashed while trying to land and broke his pelvis. After this horrifying crash, Knievel spoke to the audience and telling them, that this was his last jump. He will never ever jump again! Press the play button and you will see the terrifying crash in front of the shocked spectators! www.inspire-lcr.com/evelknievel

VINTAGE EMOTIONS PLAY

ART

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O TLIFE

Tony Kokhan, the mysterious artist from Russia text: Massimo Visconti

e live in the digital age. We live in the Internet. We look into our laptops, smart phones or devices and enter the cyber world. Somehow, we’re surfers as well, less tanned maybe, but we keep on surfing. We don’t wax our boards, we use keyboards, track pads and webcams to find our way through this intricate jungle of images, information and videos. And while we stare at the screen we feel the urge to become part of all of this. We live in days in which people with no talent or specific ability at all become superstars overnight. Most of them disappear at the speed of light. Others unfortunately remain. From 1997 to now, the French electronic duo Daft Punk reminded us of a great lesson: you don’t really need to see my face or know about my whole life to appreciate my music. That’s why they keep on selling millions of records and still wearing their robot masks while performing. Maybe Tony Kokhan agrees with them, because

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shapes and colours liquefy all around reinventing cars and motorbikesâ&#x20AC;?

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there is no way on the Internet or on his website to know anything about him. Where he was born, family, real age, nationality or the city he lives in. None of this information distracts the audience from what’s really important: his art. We only know he’s from Russia, he loves sport, mountain biking and his computer which serves as his palette and canvas to digitally generate his world. Neon lights strikes all over the place, fire burns constantly, ice covers everything, crystallizing the scene, while shapes and colours liquefy all around reinventing cars and motorbikes, giving them a new sense of power and sexiness you have never seen before, bringing them to a new life. That’s El Tony, that’s his style. He might not want to talk too much about himself, because he wants his art to speak to the world for him. Enjoy!

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BIKE & PASSIONS

A unique masterpiece of

text: Tanja Haydn - photo: Carlos Alberto

You know what you could do if you were totally awesome? Build a wooden Vespa. The Portuguese craftsman and talent Carlos Alberto did it.

t all started with a report of an Italian carpenter who built wooden bicycles. Carlos Alberto read the story in a magazine and as he likes working on wood and enjoys challenges, he thought he would also be able to make wooden bicycles. Time passed and in the year 2000, when he became a member of the Moto Club Pacos Ferreira, he thought, â&#x20AC;&#x153;why not make a wooden bike?â&#x20AC;? After telling friends about it, who were thinking he was joking and a bit crazy, he started with the help of two men of the Moto Club let this challenge become reality. The birth of the Vespa came later and by 2004 after arranging solutions, time and money he was ready to start. In the same year he had a serious accident that stopped him but he returned to start the project in 2007. He started to take some photos of a scooter model VN1 from the year 1951 and with the help of his wife and his daughter Grace, the presentation of the scooter was held on July 12, 2008. Vespas are known for their distinctive shape and their pressed-steel bodies. But Carlos Alberto decided to replace the steel curves by laminated wood. He named the Vespa after his daughter, Daniela. Daniela is entirely hand-crafted, with a lot of tender, love and care. He took the chassis of an old Vespa and built all its panellings with wood. He dismantled the pieces of an old scooter and kept the 50cc engine, the suspensions and the wheels. The main spine of the bike is fashioned from steam bent and laminated veneers upon which very nicely carved bodywork hangs. Even the package tray and seat are made from wood. This fully functional scooter and such work of art takes definitely a whole time to complete. You can see pictures of the building process on the right hand side! There were difficulties of the construction of the scooter like arranging the engine equal to the original model, making the shape of the headlamp, the handlebars and accessories like the wrist gas, the rear wheel etc. If you look at the pictures, you can see the results a very surprising. Is there a better way to show off talent and skill than with this functional scooter? Certainly a great piece of Art!

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Carlos Alberto crafted and designed this fully functional Vespa scooter from laminated hardwood for his daughter Daniela, which is exactly what this beautiful scooter is called

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ON THE ROAD

fter a period of decline in Hitchhiking, the net is fuelling its resurgence. The age of i-thumb has arrived.

Hitchhiking became a common method of traveling during the Great Depression in The United Sates Of America. So many people found themselves with no occupation, little money and no car. Hitchhiking was given tacit acceptance by the Federal government during those years between

“Hitchhiking has been somehow modified or simplified by technology” 1929 and 1940, thumbing rides around the country was an accepted fact of life. The hitchhikers’ methods of signaling to drivers differ around the world. Many hitchhikers use various hand signals. In the U.S. and UK, they point their thumb up. In some African countries, the hand is held still with the palm facing upwards. In Israel, the hitchhiking signal is to hold the fist out with the index finger pointing towards the road. Hitchhiking is a historically common practice worldwide and hence there are very few places in the world where laws exist to restrict it. However, a minority of countries have laws that restrict hitchhiking at certain locations. In the United Kingdom each year, hundreds of students take part in a sponsored hitch to Morocco or Prague in aid of Link Community Development; in 2007, 782 people hitched the 2,600 km to Morocco and raised almost £340,000 to improve the quality of education in Africa. In the Netherlands, hitchhiking is legal and there are official signs where one may wait for a ride. These designated hitchhiking locations are called liftershalte or liftplaats in Dutch, and they are particularly common in university towns. It was 1957 when Hitchhiking was legalised in Poland. Hitchhikers could buy booklets including coupons from travel agencies. These coupons were given to drivers who took hitchhikers. By the end of each season drivers who

collected the highest number of coupons could exchange them for prizes and others took part in a lottery. This so-called “Akcja Autostop” was popular till the end of the 1970s, but then the sale of the booklet was discontinued in 1995. In Cuba, picking up hitchhikers is mandatory by government vehicles, if passenger space is available. Hitchhiking is encouraged, as there are few cars, and designated hitchhiking spots are used. In Nepal not many so many people own a vehicle, so hitchhiking is very common in rural areas. People stretches their hand towards road and waves the palm facing it down. In Israel, hitchhiking is commonplace at designated locations called trempiyadas. Travelers soliciting rides, called trempists, wait at these trempiyadas wich are typically junctions of highways or main roads outside of a city. In the last few years the very essence of hitchhiking has been somehow modified or simplified by technology. Using the latest generation of hitching apps and websites to set up an itinerary of interconnecting rides can make life really easier, feeling safer than ever without loosing the fun part of sharing the car with a stranger who’s travelling to your destination. Now, rides are simply posted on sites such as BlaBlaCar.com, Carpooling.com and hitchhikers.org, as

“A minority of countries have laws that restrict hitchhiking” well as smartphone apps such as iThumb and Rideshare4less. On Twitter, they’re found using hashtags #hitchhike, #rideshare and #autostop. Hitchers book a place, or post notices saying where they want to go from and to. In return, all that’s expected is a modest contribution to petrol costs, or sometimes merely company. More importantly, drivers can be checked in advance via profiles or reviews from other hitchers – making this sort of travel much safer than it used to be. “Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” - Jack Kerouac, On the Road

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Team LCR is extremely grateful to all the friends and brands involved in our projects. With your hard work, support and passion, you keep on making us bigger as a MotoGP team. Your efforts also helped us in giving birth to an amazing magazine, we’ll be forever thankful. Life is a race, let’s get inspired. We keep on running!

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Contributors Elisa Pavan, Tanja Haydn, Massimo Visconti, Nelly Pluto-Prondzynska, Giuliano Donati, Sayaka Miyazaki Special Contributors Aldo Drudi, Maria Escribano, Chris Ritchie/Interview Hub Photography Milagro, Gigi Soldano, Tino Martino, Mirco Lazzari, James Pipino, Davide Esposito, Nick Little, Sassimas, Carlos Alberto, McLaren Group, Garth Milan/Red Bull Content Pool, Rich Van Every/Red Bull Content Pool, InterviewHub, GettyImages Publisher Steve Burgess

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